Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19

From: Alan
Date: Wed Dec 13 2006 - 18:48:28 EST


On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 23:30:55 +0100
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> - IRQ happens
> - kernel handler runs and masks the chip irq, which removes the IRQ
> request

IRQ is shared with the disk driver, box dead. Plus if this is like the
uio crap in -mm its full of security holes.
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